Battery handle



April 18, 1933. M. w. SEVERANCE BATTERY HANDLE Original Filed June 24. 93

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Patented Apr. 18, 1933 I I mvnmv w.- snvnmcn, 0FICLEVELAND.AOHIOVASSIGNOR rofwILLA Bn STORAGE This invention relates to battery handles;

BATTERY COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND,O1IIO,A.COB-PORATION orwnsr VIRGINIA {7 :1

.B TTER HANDLE Application filed June aeieaa s n i n 4s3,'s9o. R newed? as: 31, 19 32.

and more particularly to a device of this character adapted to be secured to an electric storage battery container having a handhold to increase the purchaseprovided by the handhold' and facilitate the handling of heav-f ier batteries. ii I Abattery handle of this character is describedand claimed in my copendlng ap plication Serial No. 430,149,'filed February 21,1930, and the present invention may be container Without in anyway penetrating to be applied. 1 V i p A i Fig. v3 isa section taken along the line Fig. 8

considered as an improv'mlentthereon.

It is anobject of the present invention to provide a battery handle ,Which may be quicklyand simply attached to a battery or otherwise marring the; container.

A further object is. to, provide means for maintaining the handle parts in engagement with the container parts under pressure,

Another object is to simplify and improve the means for securing the handle parts togetherl 7 Other objects and features of novelty Wlll be apparent asithedfollowing description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure battery containerfshowmg one embodlment Fig. 2 is a section through the battery con tainer showing the handhold to which the handle according to the present invention is 3.3f0f Fig. 1. r V Fig. 4 is an-elevation of the main handle plate.

Fig. 5 a section along the line 5 .5 of

Fig. 6'.is an elevation of the smaller handlemember. i

Fig. '7 is a'section Fig. 6.

'aoh the line 741a invention...

Fig. 9 is Fig. 8. I

1 is an elevation of apportion of'a is an elevation of a modified handle embodyingcertain features of the'present a section along the line 9-9 of Fig. '10 is a. elevation bras-mai handle plate of the 'formishown in Fig. 8.

'Fig. ll'is Meg-i along the line 11 -11 Referring more particularly to thel draw'g 95. miner preferably of bituminous finate ing, Fig. lshows a portion* of .a ba'ttery con} rial, rubber, or otherY- composition, and molded or otherwise formedsoas to provide a marginal reenforcement ;11at the upper edge of the conta-inergand a handholdiinf cluding a shoulder 12 formedben eath" the" portionllby a recess'fundercu't sufficiently to iv receive the fingers; of a workman for handling the battery container. In the forrn handles ll 'which are formedintegralwith shown, the container is provided with stub the end walls and project above thetop of; the container; While'the handheld is adequate forhandling with certa'inftypeSbf batteries, it is inadequate for other urpose asset forth in-detail in my copending application hereinbefore referred to; Accord- 5 ing to the present invention, a handle is pro- 1 'vided which may be very readily 'at'tached to the container and' provides *amore adefacilitate the handling oflargerand heavier batteries. This handle, when attached," is;

quate grip for the hand of the workman, to

constructed to cooperate Withthe battery hold-down, and is otherwise well adapted for. the purposes set forth.

In the'preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. lto 7 inclusive, a i

mainhandle member is provided as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 and comprises a body portion 13 whichmay be formedof asheet metal plate'and constructed in the 'form shown by a n l pi mti n: A e dfep ture 1 1 is formed in theupper portion'of the plate 13,leaving sidelarms'15 at each side,

an upper-flange 18 which bent laterally, so

thereof, and a hand grip portion 1 is formed 7 1111 Figs. 6 and V V j extending flange-24which-isifurtherprovided that the edgesof the flanges 17 and 18..cme

together and form a 's'ubstantially tubular hand portion. I t Integral with thebottomfiof the plate13 5 are a pair; of flanges 19 which are adapted to underlie ithesho ulde r 12 and take the weight f A, p v 7 shown in,Fi'gs. 8 and are mount the modi- I l'fied handle on the containeryit is obvious that tightening-of the screws 871will' securely; grip theportion of; the end.,Wa;ll2bel3WeI1?jth6 V flange 24: 'andrim25 and the flanges 19L llvhile these embodiments of the invention .5 have been illustrated and described in such 1 p detaihas to enable any one'skill'ed in the art of the battery when the hand grip 16' is lifted 1 A flange 20 is struck up fromthe. midportion of thehplate 13', preferably atanangle, form+-= I I 10. ing afslot 21 in the plate18. -The flange 2013' ,i

folded to provide a depending lip 22.,

I V 'For securingthe member 13 on the end wall,

a co0peratingfplate23 is provided, as @shoWIi i The plate 28 has a laterally with a dependinglip;25, and depressed as at 26 ei eth ett rrho dflewn; h mid-portion of the plate '23 has a flange 26 1 v struckhuptherefrom forminga $101527. The i flange QG-ispreferably disposed than angle inclined oppositely to. the. angle of :the flange f 20.' The flange, '26 is further deformed to provide an upstanding lip 28'.

: Tofapply the handle-parts; as described to the-aend-wall ofgthe hatter-y container 10.,-,,the

-plale1 3 isplacedagainstthe side of the end 'wallt with. the. flanges 19- underlying the shoul- .d'e'r The flange Zfl I is then. inserted asthron'gh the hand apertureg l l, sov as. to over- 1 ie thetopof thecontainer orthe stub handles, withithe' lip 25. depending inside the same. In this operation, the flange 20;will project]. through the slot27, sothat the lips 22-;and 28 5:; will a come into alignment. a A wedge 29 .iis theninsertedbetween the flanges 20 and26 j and. underlying the lips 221and28. lt. will be obvious that the {action 10f the wedge'29 Willnrge the flange 241 andlrimc25-towardthe; 1 flanges 1-9 arrdthusgripL the portion of the; end therebetween.1nnderpressure,- It

; will also be-notedthat thefapplicationof the ghandle to' the battery container, as described,

1 will not penetrate orgotherwise mar the' sur-u face ofythebattery container,

' formthe ni'ain handlefplateinember as shown v cal with those described 'in connectiorrewiththelpreferred embodiment. are. given the same reference characters and will not be deseri-bed;

' in. detailr A flange .31 isistruck' upfriom the body-portion 30 formingaslOt'SQL-I. Theflange V 31 Qproj (gets-laterally rand is preferably par;

allelto. the hand grip 1.6, The t smallerplate:

1' jflahas a ran e 34L. struck-up therefrom leave v Q 1ng' .a; slot 35..; The flange flt.is preferablyl parallel to the fla1 1geji31 when the plates are together-inthe manner thereinbefore described. The flange-.131 is slightly longer s than the flange 34- so that when. the platev 3.3 is.

applied to the member 30, the flange 31 pro f 15 A 'cont ainer; handle comprising" aipa'i'r (of sheet metal members havingooop'erating I modified form. of the invention is illus trated ing lTigs. 8.;to 13 inclusive. In this jecting throughthe slot' f) willbe' align and threaded to providebossesii S, which receiv the screws 37. WhenZinterfitted, as

to practice the invention, fllelvertheless,v is

limited. to any of the details disclosed,lotherl V than necessitatedlby theQQTdeveIOpmentiof the prior art but instead to be: anaged;

that the 'Iinvention iembracesj such embed??? the ments of l the hroadyidea as-fair scope of the subj oinedtclaims .Having', thus described f; iiiven a 1 portions adapted toj receive a permeate a T P container therehetween, one 7 of said 'imemb erslhavinga sloti therein and an inclined flange adjacent thereto formed by theflmetalf struck up to form said-slot,and the oth'er'of" said members having an abutment "proje ct ing through said slot, 1 and wedge e aging said inclined flangeijandabutment or; urging said cooperating portions toward each .oth e1 2. In a handle gage the endlwallyofthe;battery tasted a for 'a-storagejbattery box; ,apair of. cooperating sheet metal members I one of said .members"havingfa handhold portion, a3flat body portion adapted to en:

end wall of the battery" box; said body 'por-. f

- tion'having anloutturnedlflange', the'sec'onjd I Q i i "1T0 ed: to hook over the top of} the end wall; and

sheet metal member 'havinga' portioniadaptaflflatf bo y portion provided with an aper-l 1 ture through whichsaid flange extends; said members slidably engaging eachiother saidsecond member having a'flaiige adj acent: said aperture; and means acting-upon said flangesfor drawing said hooks toward each other. 3. In combination-wither storage battery boxhavingastub handles on theiendiwalls g thereof, a handle comprising apair .015 eo-f operating r sheet metal membersnrone of; said members having a hand-hold portiom-nazflat.

body portion adapted" to engage zthe end wall of the battery box anda hook adapted {to terybox, saidgbodyportion having-an out? turned flange, the second sheet metalsmem {1961' .hav-ing.a portion ladaptedjto .hookg over thetopof the stub handleiand a fl'at'b'odyz portion provided with an aperture through engage aishoulder in theendwall of the. b'at its which said flange extends, said members slidably'engaging each other, said second member having a flange adjacent said aperture, and means acting upon said flanges for drawing said hooks toward each other.

4. In a handle for a storagebattery box, a pair of cooperating sheet metal members, one of said members having ahand-hold portion, a flat body portion adapted to engage 19 the end wall of the battery box and a hook adapted to engage a shoulder in the end wall of the battery box, said body portion having an outturned flange, the second sheet metal member having a portion adapted to hook over the top of the end wall, and a flatbody portion provided with an aperture through which said flange extends, said members slidably engaging each other, said second member having a flange adjacent said aperture, and a screw acting upon said flanges V for drawing said hooks toward each other. In testimony whereof, I hereunto aifix my signature. 1

MALVERN W. SEVERANCE. 

